I guess this will be obsolete by the time anybody reads it, but what the hell Happy Hour is when it is.
Here are CBS Sports' 24 top remaining players that the Browns are now 17 picks away from, and there are a bunch of really good players in this bunch.
There are SEVEN cornerbacks on this list, topped by Greedy Williams, who was generally expected to be the first corner drafted in the first round.
Hate to say I told you so, but the other GMs saw all these cornerbacks and opted to fill other voids first (supply and demand. They used to teach us this stuff in school).
Anyway that's over, as the first cornerback taken should trigger an avalanche. There's a good chance that four or more of them will be gone before 49.
Everybody assumes that Dorsey will draft a cornerback at 49 because guys like Gurzi think Terrence Mitchell sucks, but John Dorsey doesn't agree with them.
Obviously, we saw what happened when Mitchell went down and Ward missed time last season, so of course he wants at least one more outside corner badly.
But not at the expense of "best available player".
In reality, a rotational defensive tackle and (yes I admit I was wrong) passblocking offensive tackle are approximately as important here.
CBS Sports lists four offensive tackles in their top 24. The one most mocked to the Browns is Yodney Cajuste, but they like Dalton Risner a lot better, as he held Montez Sweat in check in their game, and was impressive at the Senior Bowl.
But Daniel Jeremiah threw some cold water on Risner as a pure pass-blocking tackle, and I trust Daniel.
There are only TWO Defensive Tackles left, and one of them is Zach Allen. Everybody here loves Dre'Mont Jones, of course, but Allen is comparable, can play outside, and may have more upside.
If John Dorsey does make a move up here, it could be for Jones or Allen, and yes: there's a good chance he agrees with CBS Sports and sees them as approximately equal.
Supply and Demand.
Doug Lesmerisis thinks the Browns should draft an offensive tackle at 49. Doug lists everybody except Yodney Cajuste, and mentions that Risner is a better run-blocker than pass-blocker, but would take him anyway.
That's the "dart board" approach to the NFL Draft. As I've pointed out several times, for John Dorsey, pass-blocking trumps run-blocking at every Offensive Line position (with good reason).
Further, Doug is still trying to replace Joe Thomas. Clearly, Doug lives in either Myopia or Oblivia Ohio, because a whole lot of stuff is flying right over his head:
The REASON everybody wants passrushing Defensive TACKLES more than EDGE guys now is because NFL offenses have evolved.
We just saw Josh Rosen displaced by Kyler Murray, after only recently seeing Mahomes and Mayfield breaking out. Sam Darnold is athletic, and who saw Josh Allen doing all that damage with his legs coming?
And what's all the "rage"? The Run/Pass Option (which by the way requires zone-blocking by the way).
Jurassic Doug thinks Mayfield is Kosar, or Rosen, or just some quarterback that needs to stand there seven yards deep, scanning the field, looking for guys to uncover.
Zzinggg!
Doug also missed Freddie Kitchens' frequent use of extra tight ends and running backs, and Dorsey's calling Njoku out over his pass-blocking zing-zinggg!
The game is evolving, and under Kitchens and Monken, the Mayfield-led Browns are in front of these changes.
The RPO, Read-Option, and old fashioned West Coast offenses mitigate edge-rushers and help offensive tackles.
The "Air Raid" Quarterbacks who used to all flop are now dominating the NFL, and that's why one-year starter/microbe Kyler Murray just got drafted first overall, and the statuesque Josh Rosen was traded zinggg!
Doug, please snap out of it: A Joe Thomas is always great to have, but is NOT available in this draft class, and is NOT mandatory in 2019 either.
I really like Doug Lesmerisis, but this article by him really sucked.
John Dorsey could draft an Offensive Tackle at 49th overall, but only because Hubbard is overpaid, Robinson is on a one-year contract, and Des Harrison has to back up his talent with discipline and hard work.
The next Joe Thomas? Wow, Doug. Just wow.
Dan Justik lists three veteran players the Browns should consider trading for, and I like all of them.
All are young, lack leverage, and their teams lack leverage as well (could be forced to cut the players)...great job, Dan! Absolutely ruthless 👍
We are talking about lower-round picks (*or expendable players*) for these guys, and no cap hits.
Soloman Thomas has disappointed with the Niners (not unlike Ogbah here), but is extremely talented, and Dan thinks he might prosper in Cleveland as a (dirt cheap and desperate) rotational DE.
Darron Lee and Karl Joseph are just plain good players...again, good for Stone Cold Dan Justik!
Pick 35 Jawaan Taylor...14 to go...
Oh! Oh! Greedy Williams are you kidding me!?!
About the ONLY thing wrong with Greedy is that he's a beanpole. He needs Hans and Franz to pump him up, but that's all.
Williams will immediately compete with Rodney Mitchellfield for his starting role (and probably win).
Even if he doesn't, Greedy is TALL, and Steve Wilks can now put him on skyscraper opposing receivers while he puts Denzel Ward on other guys.
The Browns' back end is now covered DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
You probably don't, so I will explain:
If you have a top 5 Free Safety, a slightly above average strong safety, two top ten press/man corners, Carey, and Greedy Williams (and oh yeah) Eric Murray well...on THIS planet, you have an above average secondary, ok?
Great pick by Dorsey!
Remaining needs: DT Depth, OT depth...in that order.
And look for Duke/DeValve/Schobert etc trades.
Wow my bro Ed is calling me a "homer" because I love the Williams pick and the bartender is cutting me off after only 7-10 tall ones.
Why is everybody always pickin on me? And JFC my TWIN calls ME a homer? Why have I bothered existing for this long? How ALONE can I get? How utterly unrecognized and meaningless can I get?
I never saw linebacker Sioni Takitaki coming in the third round, but in Dorsey I trust, and this guy looks pretty good!
Where were they hiding this guy?
Oh sorry--I guess I'm a homer because I like this guy, now that I've checked him out, and kinda trust John Dorsey...
...Nevermind🖕
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